MHF fees and levies

The fees and levies for major hazard facilities are:

fees for the assessment of safety cases for upper tier major hazard facilities, with a reduction of the safety case fees for operators’ second and subsequent facilities under the same safety management system

annual levies for upper and lower tier major hazard facilities based on complexity of the facility (see ‘types’ below)

Initial levy for any designated major hazard facility

The levy for a designated major hazard facility in its first year of operation is calculated by a formula in the regulations, which is the remaining number of full months until 1 July.

Safety case fees

The safety case given to WorkSafe must be accompanied by the relevant fee for assessing the safety case.

Multi facility discounts

If an operator operates more than one upper tier facility under safety management systems that are substantially the same, the full fee applies to one of those major hazard facilities; and the discounted fee applies to each of the other major hazard facilities.

The major hazard facility to which the full fee applies is that facility, or one of those facilities, operated by the operator to which the highest fee applies.

Type of upper tier major hazard facility

Full fee

Discounted fee for each additional facility

Fees for assessment of new safety case

Type 1

$45,000

$36,000

Type 2

$56,000

$44,800

Type 3

$67,000

$54,000

Fees for assessment of revised safety case

Type 1

$20,000

$16,000

Type 2

$25,000

$20,000

Type 3

$30,000

$24,000

Following designation WorkSafe will advise the operator of the fees and levies payable according to the type of MHF and any discounts that may apply, and provide an invoice prior to the safety case submission date and the levy due date. For WorkSafe to provide an invoice for a safety case, an operator should confirm with WorkSafe the indicative date by when the safety case will be submitted to WorkSafe.

Informing WorkSafe of changes

The operator of a major hazard facility must notify WorkSafe if a purpose or use of any specified hazardous substance at the facility changes in a way that has the effect of changing the facility from one type of major hazard facility referred to in Schedule 8 to another type of major hazard facility referred to in that schedule.

An operator of a proposed facility who has notified WorkSafe under regulation 13 must notify WorkSafe when specified hazardous substances are for the first time present at the facility in a quantity that is equal to or exceeds the lower threshold quantity. Proposed MHFs will pay the levy from the date when specified hazardous substances are present for the first time above the lower threshold quantity.